{"product_id":"with-a-weapon-and-a-stephan-likosky-9780764352270","title":"With a Weapon and a Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI","description":"In incorporating Black African soldiers on the European battleground in their war against the Germans in WWI, France needed to change the image of the African from that of savage to a loyal and courageous soldier, a non-threat to French citizenry. What emerged was the \u003cem\u003eGrand Enfant\u003c\/em\u003e, a child-like figure with a winning grin who nonetheless could be ruthless in pursuit of the Hun. Meanwhile, German propaganda persisted in portraying the African as a cannibal, being unjustly deployed by France against the civilized European. Postcards of the era were an important means of disseminating these images and demonstrate how the African soldier's image was manipulated to serve the changing needs of the European belligerents. The book contains over 150 stunning images from this propaganda war and places them in historical context. It is a pioneering study in English of a long-neglected aspect of the First World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephan Likosky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 076435227X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764352270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Stephan Likosky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441324404991,"sku":"9780764352270","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a07df10a-e589-452b-8e40-d89458535041.jpg?v=1777190168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/with-a-weapon-and-a-stephan-likosky-9780764352270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}